Warm forming process and apparatus for transverse bending of an extruded aluminum beam to warm form a vehicle structural component

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10835942
APP PUB NO 20180056352A1
SERIAL NO

15686837

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A method for warm forming an aluminum beam, such as an aluminum component for a vehicle, includes providing an extruded aluminum beam with a hollow cross-sectional shape. A portion of a forming die is heated to a desired temperature, so as to heat a portion of the aluminum beam in the die to a temperature below the artificial aging temperature of the aluminum beam. The heated aluminum beam is deformed to a desired shape with the die in a direction transverse to a length of the aluminum beam.

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SHAPE CORP1900 HAYES ST GRAND HAVEN MI 49417

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DeVries, David Grand Haven, US 2 83
McKellar, Kenneth E Jenison, US 1 8
Weykamp, Helen Grand Haven, US 9 85

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